מסרק

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־ר־ק (s-r-q)
4 terms

First attested in the Mishnah and derived from סָרַק (sarák, “to comb”) as an instrumental noun.

Pronunciation

Noun

מַסְרֵק • (masrék) m (plural indefinite מַסְרֵקִים, singular construct מַסְרֵק־, plural construct מַסְרְקֵי־)

  1. comb
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Tevul Yom, section 4.6:
      הַמַּעְבֵּר וְהַמַּזְרֶה וְהַמַּגּוֹב וְכֵן מַסְרֵק שֶׁל רֹאשׁ שֶׁנִּטְּלָה אַחַת מִשִּׁנֵּיהֶן וַעֲשָׂאָן שֶׁל מַתָּכוֹת, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ טְמֵאִין.
      If a pitch-fork, winnowing-fan, or rake, and the same applies to a hair-comb, lost one of its teeth and it was replaced by one of metal, it is susceptible to impurity.
  2. hackle
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Kelim, section 13.8:
      מַסְרֵק שֶׁל פִּשְׁתָּן שֶׁנִּטְּלוּ שִׁנָּיו וְנִשְׁתַּיֵּר בּוֹ שְׁתַּיִם, טָמֵא. וְאַחַת, טָהוֹר.
      A flax-comb: if the teeth were missing but two remained, it is still susceptible to impurity. If only one remained it is clean.

Declension

Declension of מַסְרֵק
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite מַסְרֵק first מַסְרֵקִי מַסְרֵקֵנוּ
definite הַמַּסְרֵק second מַסְרֵקְךָ מַסְרֵקֵךְ מַסְרֵקְכֶם מַסְרֵקְכֶן
construct מַסְרֵק־ third מַסְרֵקוֹ מַסְרֵקָהּ מַסְרֵקָם מַסְרֵקָן
plural indefinite מַסְרְקִים first מסרקיי / מַסְרְקַי מַסְרְקֵינוּ
definite הַמַּסְרְקִים second מַסְרְקֶיךָ מסרקייך / מַסְרְקַיִךְ מַסְרְקֵיכֶם מַסְרְקֵיכֶן
construct מַסְרְקֵי־ third מַסְרְקָיו מַסְרְקֶיהָ מַסְרְקֵיהֶם מַסְרְקֵיהֶן

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “מַסְרֵק”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 363c
  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature‎, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons, page 811b
  • “מסרק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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